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City of Jefferson
Police Personnel Board
Minutes-January 14, 2021
12:00 p.m.
The meeting was called to order at 12:01 p.m.
Ten persons attended as follows:
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT (7) STAFF PRESENT (4)
Stacey Backues (Chair) Lt. Jeff Stiefermann
Lisa Lehman (Secretary) Lt. Dave Williams
Stephanie Scruggs Sara Trittler, HR
Kemp Shoun (Vice Chair)
Pete Fleischmann
Bill Burton
Dan Klindt
Following greetings, roll call was taken.
Approval of June 4, 2020 minutes
It was moved by Fleishmann and seconded by Klindt that the minutes from the September 17, 2020 Board
Meeting be approved. The motion was carried unanimously.
New Business – Lt. Stiefermann announced that three Police Officers and two Communications Operators
have been hired since the last hiring process was completed.
The opening for part-time Building Service worker process is open for applications again.
Begin Closed Session (see closed session for details)
A motion was made by Shoun and seconded by Lehman for the Police Personnel Board to go into closed
session at 12:08 p.m. pursuant to RSMo.610.021 of the revised Statutes of Missouri; the motion passed.
Roll call was as follows:
Stacey Backues – yes Bill Burton – yes Stephanie Scruggs – yes Pete Fleischmann – yes
Kemp Shoun – yes Lisa Lehman – yes Dan Klindt - yes
End Closed Session
A motion was made by Klindt and seconded by Lehmann for the Police Personnel Board to come out of closed
session at 12:43 p.m. pursuant to RSMo.610.021 of the revised Statutes of Missouri; the motion passed.
Roll call was as follows:
Stacey Backues – yes Bill Burton – yes Stephanie Scruggs – yes Pete Fleischmann – yes
Kemp Shoun – yes Lisa Lehman – yes Dan Klindt - yes
Election of New Officers
The Officers of the Police Personnel Board are voted on yearly. The Board discussed the positions of Chair,
Vice-Chair, and Secretary and the following nominations were made to take effect next month:
Chair – Kemp Shoun
Vice-Chair –Dan Klindt
Secretary – Bill Burton
A motion was made by Scruggs and seconded by Klindt to install the new officers above as nominated. The
motion carried unanimously.
It was noted that Board member Lehman has served the maximum allowed time of three total terms of 3
years each and will be leaving the Board in February. There will be a vote at the next council meeting to
approve a candidate to replace the vacancy after Lehman leaves the Board.
Police Officer Salaries
There was discussion regarding the salaries of Police Officers and concerns on keeping the salary and benefits
offered competitive as compared to comparable positions in law enforcement. The discussion was a
proactive approach to aid in continuing to attract the qualified applicants when needed.
Backues will be compiling a letter outlining the concerns of the Board and the need to stay competitive with
salaries within the department. The letters will be sent to the individual council members as well as the
Mayor and the Board will continue to follow up with the council as it sees necessary.
Next meeting date- February 4, 2021
Adjourn
It was moved by Backues and seconded by Klindt for adjournment. The motion carried. The meeting was
adjourned at 1:16 p.m.
Respectfully,
Lisa Lehman